Stars in the Dark

Stars in the Dark

Quest giver

Hien

Location

The Azim Steppe (X:33.3, Y:29.0)

Quest line

Stormblood Main Scenario

Level

65

Experience

 105,000

Gil

 752

Previous quest

An Impossible Dream

Next quest

A Warrior's Welcome
Oh Matron
A Dicey Situation
Absolute Faith
Silence of the Lambs

Patch

4.0

“

Hien is, if nothing else, an optimist at heart.

— In-game description

Rewards

Choose one of the following options:

• 1   Pine Composite Bow
• 1   Doman Iron Culverin
• 1   Durium Staff
• 1   Tigerskin Grimoire
• 3   Battledance Materia V

Steps

• Speak with Hien.
• Speak with Temulun.
• Speak with Cirina.

Journal

• Hien is, if nothing else, an optimist at heart.

Dialogue

Accepting the quest:

Hien: So─you too have heard of the Naadam.

Hien: "The great battle for supremacy of the Steppe.“ I learned of it during my stay with the Mol.

Hien: To my knowledge no foreigners have ever participated, much less triumphed in a Naadam. But, lack of precedent notwithstanding, I should think we would have good standing to bid them march with us to Doma─should we win.

Gosetsu: Will they even permit us to fight, my lord? We belong to no tribe of the Steppe.

Hien: We are not without options, given what Cirina has told me.

Hien: You see, in accordance with the gods' wishes, her people shall participate in the coming Naadam...

Hien: ...And when they take the field, I mean for us to fight alongside them as fellow warriors of the Mol.

Hien: But we need not discuss this at length here. Come, let us head north to Mol Iloh, where Cirina and her people have made camp for this season.

Speaking with Hien:

Hien: My friends, I give you Mol Iloh!

Hien: The khatun of the tribe, Temulun, resides in the largest yurt. We should go and make our introductions.

Speaking with Temulun:

Temulun: At last, the traveler comes...

Hien: Temulun Khatun, Cirina, I am returned.

Cirina: Ah, you found each other!

Temulun: Ours is the soil, Hien. The Doman's and the Eorzeans', too.

Lyse: You know us?

Temulun: The gods know you, child...as do the stars in the heavens, which shone bright at your coming.

Cirina: The Mol hearken to the whispers of the elder gods, which guide us in our daily lives. We know them through the udgan─like my grandmother.

Hien: Khatun, I am come to beg a boon of you and yours. That I might liberate my homeland, I seek to rally the strength of the Steppe.

Hien: To that end, I wish to fight in the Naadam─as a warrior of the Mol. Will you grant me this honor?

Cirina: To stand with the Mol is fruitless! Hien, do not do this! The gods may have willed that our tribe join in the Naadam, but...

Cirina: There is no path to victory! We are weak and our numbers few. Even with your help, it would be impossible.

Hien: I thank you for your concern, Cirina. But it is precisely because of the seeming hopelessness of your cause that we must needs cast our lot with you.

Hien: Were we to join hands with a more favored tribe, our victory would inevitably be attributed to them. And no one would follow me to Doma.

Temulun: 'Twas the gods' will that we fight. Mayhap this too is their design.

Temulun: Hear me, then. As khatun of the Mol, I invite you all to join with us in the Naadam.

Temulun: Will you look after them?

Cirina: Come with me, friends. There is much I would show you.

Temulun: You, wait. I would have words.

Temulun: A singular radiance. Shimmering. Like a jewel of the Dusk Mother, blinding in its brilliance.

Temulun: Stars flicker and flock to you. Before such gathered light, even the secrets of the gods may be laid bare.

Temulun: Some are fated to rise in grace and glory. Others to falter and fade, though not from memory. Both will be your strength and salvation come the end.

Temulun: Cherish the stars and the light they bring you in the dark. For you are a traveler, are you not?

Speaking with Cirina:

Cirina: ...Thank you all for coming, and for offering to fight with us in the Naadam. Though I still fear our chances grim, I am grateful for your assistance.

Cirina: To be recognized as warriors of the Mol, there is a trial you must overcome.

Cirina: But before we speak of such things, there is another, more pressing matter!